... is American X Daisy is Helen’s sister X X Helen is a student at St Patrick’s School Helen is a student at St Mary’s School X She is good at Art She is good at Physical Education She hates Math ... London Who is American? Her mother is What is her brother’s name? It is David Is Daisy a student or a singer? Daisy is a singer How old is David? He is six years old X What is Helen’s favourite subject? ... Ask the questions for the given answers What nationality is her father?/ What’s her father’s nationality? Her father is Irish How old is Daisy? Daisy is twenty years old Is her school big? Yes,...

... right After they have all finished, you could have a meaningful discussion about why they chose these particular answers and turn the reading lesson into some conversation practice I hope you all ... Springfield, USA Her name is Patricia Black Patricia played her stereo again loudly anymore or face a heavy fine • She should turn her music down or use headphones when listening to She likes hip-hop and ... Teacher Notes The aim of this kind of reading exercise is to stimulate children’s imagination Just imagine for a minute that the comprehension questions were the following: What is the man’s name?...

... Teacher Notes The aim of this kind of reading exercise is to stimulate children’s imagination Most if not all traditional reading comprehension exercises have one thing in common: they are absolutely ... right After they have all finished, you could have a meaningful discussion about why they chose these particular answers and turn the reading lesson into some conversation practice I hope you all ... students don’t expect At first they’ll ask ‘Teacher, what’s the correct answer, I can’t find it in the text?’ That’s right Try to make them understand that they are free to answer whatever they think...

... or about what happened at the staff meeting If you’re taking a standardized test, you’ll probably have to answer reading comprehension questions that ask about the facts in a reading passage ... ReadingComp_4E_[fin].indd 25 3/11/09 11:10:38 AM ReadingComp_4E_[fin].indd 26 3/11/09 11:10:38 AM L E S S O N FINDING THE MAIN IDEA There is an art of reading, as well as an art of thinking —Isaac Disraeli, ... the main idea of a passage; it must be general enough to encompass all the ideas in that passage, and it usually makes an assertion about the subject of that passage Knowing all that, you can answer...

... lesson(s) in this book that teaches you about the reading strategy in that question – LEARNINGEXPRESS ANSWER SHEET – 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a b b b b b b b b b b ... your reading comprehension skills by studying 20 minutes a day for 20 days You’ll start with the basics and move on to more complex reading comprehension and critical thinking strategies Please ... any unfamiliar words or phrases Record your reactions and questions in the margins Critical reading and thinking skills require active reading Being an active reader means you have to engage with...

... Published in the United States by LearningExpress, LLC, New York Library of Congress Cataloging -in- Publication Data: Reading comprehension success in 20 minutes a day.3rd ed p cm ISBN 1-5 768 5-4 9 4-9 ... lesson(s) in this book that teaches you about the reading strategy in that question – LEARNINGEXPRESS ANSWER SHEET – 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a b b b b b b b b b b ... your reading comprehension skills by studying 20 minutes a day for 20 days You’ll start with the basics and move on to more complex reading comprehension and critical thinking strategies Please...